Comparison
RecXchange vs recruitment agencies
Same contingency terms you already use - the difference is whether one recruiter works your role, or a marketplace of specialists competes to fill it.
| RecXchange | Single agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 15,000+ recruiters, 270M candidate profiles | One firm’s consultants and database |
| Cost model | Contingency - identical to agency terms | Contingency (or retainer for search firms) |
| Coverage on niche briefs | The network self-selects - specialists pick up your role | Depends whether the agency has that desk |
| Managing the process | One point of contact, however many recruiters work it | One contact per agency - multiply per agency engaged |
| Incentive to prioritise you | Recruiters compete for the placement in parallel | Your role queues behind their other clients |
The honest verdict
A great specialist agency with genuine depth in your niche is worth keeping. RecXchange is what you use when no single agency covers the brief - or when you want market-wide coverage without managing five agency relationships at once.